With low temperatures forecasted to once again drop below 35 degrees for three or more hours tonight, a team of area human service agencies, local government and the faith-based community will open a temporary cold night shelter.

Any adult who needs temporary shelter from cold weather tonight, Sunday, Dec. 19, may stay at the former Belle Vue Middle School (shelter located in the school’s gymnasium), 2214 Belle Vue Way. The temporary shelter, coordinated by the Big Bend Homeless Coalition, opens at 8 p.m. and remains open overnight. It closes the following morning at 7 a.m.

The facility is open to adults only. A temporary shelter telephoneline, (850) 205-6030, offers a recording of the cold night shelter’sstatus on any given evening. Officials will reconvene throughout theweek to discuss shelter operations beyond tonight. Families withchildren are advised to proceed to The Shelter at 480 W. Tennessee St.

StarMetro, the City of Tallahassee’s mass transit system, providestransportation between The Shelter on West Tennessee Street and thetemporary location at Belle Vue Middle School, when open. Two trips are scheduled, with departures from The Shelter at 8:30 p.m. and a second at 9:30 p.m. if required. Return trips to The Shelter from the temporary location depart the following morning at 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.

Volunteers from the local faith-based community continue to provideassistance at the Belle Vue location. Snacks and water will be availablefor those staying the night. The facility has showers available inaddition to cots and blankets being provided by the Capital Area Chapterof the American Red Cross. Security is maintained by staff from the BigBend Homeless Coalition.

For more information or for volunteer opportunities at the temporaryshelter location, including donations of food, towels, other suppliesand funding, please call the Big Bend Homeless Coalition at 205-6021 or205-6005, or visit the Coalition’s website at www.bigbendhc.org.

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